Portable track.



.G. LEWIS.

- PORTABLE TRACK. APBLIOLTION FILED Jlmn'ze, 190a.

v rammed Oct. 6,

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(KHVIER LEWIS, OI" UNIONTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA PORTABLE TRACK.

To all whom it may concern: I I

Be it known that 1, Gonna LEWIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Uniontown, in the county 01' Fayette and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Portable 'lrack; and I dohereby declare the following to be-a lull, clear; and exact de-'scription ol the invention, sue-has will enable others skilled in theart to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to a portable railtrack and has for its object toprovide a simplc, strong, and inexpensivc device of this character whichis especially adapted for use in mines but which can be used for otherpurposes as convenience may suggest.

With these and other objects in view, the

' invention consists in the novel construction Specification of LettersPatent.

Applicationfiled June 29, 1908. Serial No. 440,908. I

- a metallic tie each tie being .nected with said rail, said ties beingalso Patented Oct. 6, 1908.

rail as at 3. The two sections are also pivotally connccted together bya rivet 4. The sections are also provided with perforations 5 which passthrough both sections. The purpose of this perforation or aperture is toprovide means for locking the parts rigidly together when it is desiredto use the track. For this purpose a spike or other suitable article mayo for temporarily locking these parts together. What is claimed is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a pair of 'rails saidrails being mounted on pivotally eonpivoted together in the center. p

2. A dovlce of the class described comprising a pair of rails, tiesconnecting said rails,

each t c being composed of two sections, and pivotally connectedtogether, each section eing also pivotally connected wlth one of therails, and means for locking said sections against pivotal action.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GOMER LEWIS.

Witnesses DANIEL M. BIEREN,

G. CARROLL.

